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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: 2034chambers@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:55:12 +0100
Subject: RE:FROM:BARRISTER AMINU, ADAMS (ESQ),

FROM:BARRISTER AMINU, ADAMS (ESQ),
THE LEGAL DIRECTOR,AMINU LAW CHAMBERS,
35 KOFY ABAIUMI ST/,
KALCUTA CRESCENT,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
WEST AFRICA
mail: informations@wanadoo.es
ATTN:DEAR,PRINT,READ AND FEED ME BACK IMMIDIETLY
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment in whatever form,rather
it is intended to contact your esteemed self, following the knowledge of
your high repute and trust worthiness.for nature has a way of arriving unannounced
and an adage says '' Originals are very hard to find but there echo sounds
louder'' that is why while I was searching for a reliable and honest person
like you, who can do this business with me, from the internet that is how
i get in contact with you. So I decided to contact you myself for you assure
me of Safety and honesty if I have to entrust any amount of money under your
custody.Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course
it is my humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project
request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you
as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon.
I am Barrister aminu adams wala a solicitor and the personal
attorney
to
one Mr.
Micheal bryan, a national of your Country, who used to work with shell
development company in Nigeria. On the 2nd of october 2004, my client,
his
wife
and two children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express
road.
All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives in that
fatal
accident.
Since then i have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate my
client's extended relative [s], this has proved unsuccessful. After
these
several unsuccessful attempts, i decided to trace his relatives over
the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, hence i
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money
that
belong to my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by
the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.
However, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
$32.5US
million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have
the account confiscated within some working days. Since i have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives, now i seek your consent to
present
you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same
country So, i have the certificate of deposit that
can
be used to back up any claim we may make.
All i require is your honest co-operation to enable the proceeds of
this account valued at $32.5US
million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the
money. 50%
to me
and 40% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or taxes your
government
may require us see to this deal through.
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with
me on
my private email address:- informations@wanadoo.es to
enable us
discuss
further. My private email is only where you can reach me.
Best regards
Barr. aminu adams wala {esq.}
Email: - informations@wanadoo.es
aminu adams wala chambers & association:
NB:mail sent to another adress apart from this:informations@wanadoo.es will
be considered no mail sent and also bulk mail and that means you are not
interested in dealing this with me.


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